The Red Devils were dominated in the opening 45 minutes of the match and failed to record a shot as Liverpool took a 1-0 lead into halftime. The opening 20 minutes of the second period saw a complete turnaround when Mainoo’s effort hit the net, bringing jubilation to the team. The newly capped England international was the first to celebrate, but he felt it was an undeniably big moment and unnecessarily apologized, stating, “Yeah, it felt good so got ahead of myself. Sorry.”

The teen star added, “Unbelievable feeling, first professional goal at Old Trafford and to do it in this fixture is also amazing. At the end of the day, we don’t walk away with the three points so I can’t be too happy.” Mo Salah’s 84th-minute penalty denied United all three points when Wan-Bissaka brought down Harvey Elliott inside the area, providing the Egyptian with a chance from the spot. Mainoo believes his side needs to iron out small mistakes that are costing the team in a big way.

It is the third game in succession that United have dropped points from a winning position late on. While many may see a draw against title-challengers Liverpool as a positive result, Mainoo can’t help but be disappointed. He said, “Disappointed [with only a point], to be honest, because I feel like second half we performed really well. We picked it up and the lads worked really, really hard.

It was minor mistakes that in the end were major. Need ironing out and we can win the game.” *Join our new WhatsApp community* *and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.

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